BOUNTIFUL, Utah — Bryant Byron Black, 88, of Bountiful, died Sunday, Feb, 1, 1987, in a Bountiful nursing home of natural causes.
Funeral services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 4, at the Relyea Funeral Chapel, Boise. Burial will be in Cloverdale Cemetery, Boise.
Mr. Black was born Oct. 28, 1898, at Riverton, Utah, the fourth of 16 children of Charles Henry and Mabel Annette Warner Black. He married Melba Douglass on June 21, 1929, in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple. He lived in Boise from 1932 to 1982, and had resided in Bountiful since that time. He owned the Bye Bug Service until his retirement.
Mr. Black was known for his poetry and his magic acts. He was also known to many as "Mr. Santa Claus." Mr. Black was an avid sportsman who loved fishing and hunting. He also loved music, and was an excellent drummer who played in the Senior Citizens and in Bountiful.
Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Barbara Belnap, Annette (Mrs. Robert) Hosking of Bountiful, and Ms. Marcia Black of San Jose, Calif.; four sisters, Thelma Kirtly, Rhoda Erickson and Iris Porter, all of Boise, and Zelen Black of Springville, Utah; two brothers, Karl Black of Oakley and Ganes Black of Granada Hills, Calif.; eight grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. His wife, Melba, his parents, two brothers and seven sisters died earlier.
Friends may call Wednesday one hour prior to services at the Relyea Chapel in Boise.
The Idaho Statesman, February 3, 1987 page 2C
BOUNTIFUL, Utah — Bryant Byron Black, 88, of Bountiful, died Sunday, Feb, 1, 1987, in a Bountiful nursing home of natural causes.
Funeral services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 4, at the Relyea Funeral Chapel, Boise. Burial will be in Cloverdale Cemetery, Boise.
Mr. Black was born Oct. 28, 1898, at Riverton, Utah, the fourth of 16 children of Charles Henry and Mabel Annette Warner Black. He married Melba Douglass on June 21, 1929, in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple. He lived in Boise from 1932 to 1982, and had resided in Bountiful since that time. He owned the Bye Bug Service until his retirement.
Mr. Black was known for his poetry and his magic acts. He was also known to many as "Mr. Santa Claus." Mr. Black was an avid sportsman who loved fishing and hunting. He also loved music, and was an excellent drummer who played in the Senior Citizens and in Bountiful.
Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Barbara Belnap, Annette (Mrs. Robert) Hosking of Bountiful, and Ms. Marcia Black of San Jose, Calif.; four sisters, Thelma Kirtly, Rhoda Erickson and Iris Porter, all of Boise, and Zelen Black of Springville, Utah; two brothers, Karl Black of Oakley and Ganes Black of Granada Hills, Calif.; eight grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. His wife, Melba, his parents, two brothers and seven sisters died earlier.
Friends may call Wednesday one hour prior to services at the Relyea Chapel in Boise.
The Idaho Statesman, February 3, 1987 page 2C
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Henry Jay Black
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Alberta Ann Black Simmons
1895–1970
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Mabel LaVern Black Lamborn
1896–1974
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Uarda Sarah Black King
1900–1977
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Nora Black Lamoreaux
1902–1932
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Thelma Patience Black Kirtley
1904–1998
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Iris Black Porter
1906–1993
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Karl Warner Black
1908–1990
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Rhoda Black Erickson
1910–1993
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Afton Black
1912–1986
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Zelene Black
1913–2000
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Inez Black Rackham
1915–1968
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COL Ganes Black
1918–1998
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Rosemary Black
1920–1935
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SGT Charles Ray Black
1923–1945
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